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There was marriage before there was organized religion. It was more of a business transaction. So to everyone that says we need to return to traditional or original marriage , how about we completely remove religion from it?

My husband and I are not religious but had a catholic wedding. I support equal rights for everyone under the law. I prefer the less 'traditional' way where I got to pick my partner instead of being traded for some goats.

It's so sad to see Christianity used as a weapon, although religion has been used this way for thousands of years. As a Christian I have heard the sayings, " Hate the sin, not the sinner" and "judge not lest ye be judged" since I was a child. And I try to live by them. I don't know why some people are gay or what it must be like but I do know that God loves them and HE created them. As He did all of us. I believe in marriage as a religious institution and I also believe gay people can be religious. Giving homosexuals the right to get married doesn't change my marriage and what it means to me. Nothing can affect my marriage except my husband and me! I love being married and I do believe it takes a relationship to a more committed and meaningful level. Not to say that those in long term, committed unmarried relationships aren't really in love. My husband and I agree that marriage is right for us and that's the most important thing!

God cannot be belittled. He's too cool for that shit. People discussing doesn't offend him. He made us all different,a dn loves us equal. I don't think Gid would be upset with people stating their opinions, because he made us with that ability to think for ourselves.

I'm enjoying this discussion (aside from petty swearing). Makes me think (I'm not married yet) before I leap.

I believe in marriage and am not religious. I got married b/c to me that was the ultimate commitment to make in front of family and friends. It was a special day to become our own family. I also celebrate Christmas and Easter and am not religious. A lot of people do, just because they want to, and b/c they couldnt imagine not doing it. So I think marriage is the same concept- once you find the person you want to spend the rest of your life with, you commemorate/celebrate that by having a ceremony. Everyone should have that freedom of choice.

Innertauntaun, I think that is how my SO -who is not a Christian- views it, just when he tried to explain it he stuck his foot in his mouth lol and it confused me, because I was one who intended originally to save myself, but didn't get that choice and the whole sex thing is very new to me :)

I believe in marriage for whoever wants to get married. I am not religious, but I've been married to my husband for 13 VERY happy years! I also happen to be bisexual and strongly support LGBT marriages! We are born this way, not here trying to piss off straight people and ruin their marriages. If I wasn't married to my husband, I would most likely be married to a woman. I just happened to fall in love with him first. And, no, I'm not confused. I'm 39 years old.
I can't stand when people try to impose their beliefs on others! If you are a woman and don't want to marry another woman, then don't!

Want to expand on my last comment, on homosexuality being around since the dawn of time...

People are born the way they are. And if anyone thinks another would choose to be singled out, threatened and possibly killed, belittled, harassed, bullied, ostracized by purposefully being a homosexual, they are ignorant.

So yes, since homosexuals have been around since the dawn of time does "make it right".